COVID-19: Community Response and Recommendations Alisa R. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COVID-19: Community Response and Recommendations Alisa R. Haushalter, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC Director, Shelby County Health Department Associate Professor, UTHSC September 15, 2020

Community Response

PUBLIC HEALTH

MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY COVID19 - PANDEMIC PRIORITIES 1. Preservation of Life / Mitigation of Spread 2. Continuity of Government – Public Safety and Order BACK TO SCHOOL 3. Preservation of Systems Commercial, Business, Non-Profit BACK TO BUSINESS Critical Infrastructure 4. Crisis stabilization – regression of disease 5. Transition to Pre-incident conditions

PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE PLAN

Outcomes & Recommendations

COVID-19 CASES IN SHELBY COUNTY BY SPECIMEN COLLECTION DATE AS OF 9/9/20 Total Cases = 28652 [14 Day Data] Mask Directive, Phase 1 Phase 2 Safer-at-Home Schools Illness Bars Closed Reopen Reopen begins close that began during this time may not be reported Note: Chart excludes cases with Specimen Collection Date missing (N = 27) Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

Fridtjof Thomas, PhD Professor The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine

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